(Joanna) The Concealment and the Showing Forth (2010)

Steven Claydon

powder-coated metal frame and stool, buckram and aluminium

Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Metal, Aluminium, Buckram

Dimensions:

150 x 124 x 75 cm

Accession Number:

WAKGM : A2.131

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through its Special Partnership with the Henry Moore Foundation, supported by Cathy Wills, 2019/20

Scheme:

Partnership with Henry Moore Foundation and Cathy Wills (2018-)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Sadie Coles HQ, London by the Contemporary Art Society through its Special Partnership with the Henry Moore Foundation, supported by Cathy Wills, 2020; presented to The Hepworth, Wakefield, 2020

Relationship:

Sadie Coles HQ, London The Hepworth Wakefield Cathy Wills Henry Moore Foundation, Leeds and Much Hadham

Steven Claydon works in an array of media including sculpture, painting, film, performance and music. He considers sound as a sculptural medium, merging sensory elements such as light, smell, and sound with tangible materials to create pieces that defy initial interpretation. A collector of cultural artefacts, Claydon repurposes objects into sculptures that are full of intentional contradictions. Presented without hierarchy, Claydon’s sculptural arrangements question the ways in which the museum and history ascribe value to objects and works of art. In (Joanna) The Concealment and the Showing Forth (2010), objects including a wine bottle, glasses and a light bulb have been recreated in metal and wood. They are arranged on a structure that resembles a piano (‘Joanna’ in Cockney rhyming slang), highlighting the importance of music and sound in Claydon’s work.

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